SOMATIC CURRENTS CONTRIBUTE TO FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT SPIKE-BROADENING IN SUPRAOPTIC NEUROENDOCRINE CELLS

被引:16
作者
OREGAN, MH [1 ]
COBBETT, P [1 ]
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, DEPT PHARMACOL & TOXICOL, LIFE SCI BLDG, E LANSING, MI 48824 USA
关键词
K-CURRENT; CA CURRENT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SPIKE-BROADENING;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(93)90286-T
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Voltage-gated K and Ca currents were recorded in acutely dissociated neuroendocrine cells of the supraoptic nucleus. The effect of repeated activation of the currents by trains of (10) voltage pulses over a range of pulse-repetition frequencies were examined. There was a significant reduction of K-current amplitude and a significant increase of Ca-current amplitude during trains with high repetition frequencies. Frequency-dependent changes in K and Ca conductances may contribute to frequency-dependent spike-broadening which is exhibited during bursts of action potentials generated by these neurons.
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页码:169 / 173
页数:5
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